Important information
In accordance with the Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007, statistics based on police
recorded crime data have been assessed against the Code of Practice for Official Statistics and found
not to meet the required standard for designation as National Statistics. The full assessment report
can be found on the UK Statistics Authority website. Alongside the Crime in England and Wales, Year
Ending March 2015 release, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) published a progress update on
actions taken in addressing the requirements set out by the Authority. Further information is provided
in the Hate Crimes Data Quality section (Annex B).
For further information about police recorded crime statistics, please email:
[email protected] or write to:
Crime and Policing Statistics, 1st Floor Peel Building, 2 Marsham Street, London, SW1P 4DF
Home Office Responsible Statistician
Damon Wingfield, Head of Crime and Policing Statistics
Contact via [email protected]
This statistical bulletin is produced to the highest professional standards and is free from political
interference. It has been produced by statisticians working in the Home Office Crime and Policing
Analysis Unit. It has been produced in accordance with the Home Office’s statement of compliance
with the Code of Practice for Official Statistics, which covers Home Office policy on revisions and other
matters. The Chief Statistician, as Head of Profession, reports to the National Statistician with respect
to all professional statistical matters and oversees all Home Office Official Statistics products with
respect to the Code, being responsible for their timing, content and methodology.
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